COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 244/2009
of 18 March 2009
implementing Directive 2005/32/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to
ecodesign requirements for non-directional household lamps
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,
Having regard to Directive 2005/32/EC of the European
Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 2005 establishing aframework for the setting of ecodesign requirements for energy-using products and amending Council Directive 92/42/EEC andDirectives 96/57/EC and 2000/55/EC of the EuropeanParliament and of the Council (
1) and in particular
Article 15(1) thereof,
After consulting the Ecodesign Consultation Forum,Whereas:
(1) Under Directive 2005/32/EC ecodesign requirements
shall be set by the Commission for energy using
products representing significant volumes of sales andtrades, having significant environmental impact andpresenting significant potential for improvement interms of their environmental impact without entailingexcessive costs.
(2) Article 16(2) first indent of Directive 2005/32/ECprovides that in accordance with the procedure referredto in Article 19(3) and the criteria set out inArticle 15(2), and after consulting the Ecodesign Consul­tation Forum, the Commission shall as appropriateintroduce an implementing measure on domesticlighting products.
(3) The Commission has carried out a preparatory studywhich analysed the technical, environmental andeconomic aspects of lighting products typically used inhouseholds. The study has been developed together withstakeholders and interested parties from the Communityand third countries, and the results have been madepublicly available on the EUROPA website of theCommission.(4) Mandatory ecodesign requirements apply to productsplaced on the Community market wherever they areinstalled or used, therefore such requirements cannot
be made dependent on the application in which the
product is used (such as for domestic lighting).
(5) Products subject to this Regulation are designed essen­tially for the full or partial illumination of a householdroom, by replacing or complementing natural light with
artificial light, in order to enhance visibility within that
space. Special purpose lamps designed essentially forother types of applications (such as traffic signals,terrarium lighting, or household appliances) and clearlyindicated as such on accompanying product informationshould not be subject to the ecodesign requirements setout in this Regulation.
(6) New technologies emerging on the market such as lightemitting diodes should be subject to this Regulation.
(7) The environmental aspects of the products covered thatare identified as significant for the purposes of this Regu­
lation are energy in the use phase as well as mercury
content and mercury emissions.
(8) The annual electricity consumption related to productssubject to this Regulation in the Community has beenestimated to be 112 TWh in 2007, corresponding to45 Mt CO
2emissions. Without taking specific
measures, the consumption is predicted to increase to
135 TWh in 2020. The preparatory studies showedthat electricity consumption of products subject to thisRegulation can be significantly reduced.
(9) Mercury emitted in the different life cycle phases of the
lamps, including from use-phase electricity generation
and from the 80 % of compact fluorescent lampscontaining mercury which are presumed not to berecycled at the end of life, has been estimated to be2,9 tonnes in 2007 from the installed stock of lamps.Without taking specific measures, the mercury emissionsof the installed lamp stock is predicted to increase to 3,1tonnes in 2020 while it has been demonstrated that itcan be significantly reduced.EN 24.3.2009 Official Journal of the European Union L 76/3
(1) OJ L 191, 22.7.2005, p. 29.Although the mercury content of compact fluorescent
lamps is considered to be a significant environmentalaspect, it is appropriate to regulate it under Directive2002/95/EC of the European Parliament and of theCouncil of 27 January 2003 on the restriction of theuse of certain hazardous substances in electrical and elec­tronic equipment (
1).
The setting of energy efficiency requirements for lamps
subject to this Regulation will lead to a decrease of theoverall mercury emissions.
(10) Article 10(1)(d) of the Directive 2002/96/EC of theEuropean Parliament and of the Council of 27 January2003 on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (
2)
should be fully implemented to ensure minimising thepotential risks for the environment and for human health
in case of accidental breakage of compact fluorescent
lamps or at their end of life.
(11) Improvements of electricity consumption of productssubject to this Regulation should be achieved by
applying existing non-proprietary cost effective tech­
nologies, which lead to a reduction of the combinedexpenses for purchasing and operating the equipment.
(12) Ecodesign requirements for products subject to this
Regulation should be set with a view to improving the
environmental performance of the products affected,contributing to the functioning of the internal marketand to the Community objective of reducing energyconsumption by 20 % in 2020 compared with theassumed energy consumption in that year if nomeasures are implemented.
(13) This Regulation should increase the market penetrationof energy efficient products subject to this Regulation,leading to estimated energy savings of 39 TWh in2020, compared with the assumed energy consumptionin that year if no Ecodesign measure is implemented.
(14) The ecodesign requirements should not affect func­tionality from the user ’s perspective and should not nega­
tively affect health, safety or the environment. Inparticular, the benefits of reducing the electricityconsumption during the use phase should over-compensate potential, if any, additional environmentalimpacts during the production phase of productssubject to this Regulation.
(15) A staged entry into force of the ecodesign requirementsshould provide a sufficient timeframe for manufacturersto re-design products subject to this Regulation as appro­priate. The timing of the stages should be set in such away that negative impacts related to functionalities ofequipment on the market are avoided, and cost impacts
for end-users and manufacturers, in particular small andmedium enterprises, are taken into account, whileensuring timely achievement of the objectives of thisRegulation.
(16) Measurements of the relevant product parameters shouldbe performed taking into account the generallyrecognised state of the art measurement methods; manu­facturers may apply harmonised standards set up inaccordance with Article 10 of Directive 2005/32/EC assoon as they are made available and published for thatpurpose in the Official Journal of the European Union .
(17) In accordance with Article 8 of Directive 2005/32/EC,
this Regulation should specify the applicable conformityassessment procedures.
(18) In order to facilitate compliance checks, manufacturersshould provide information in the technical documen­
tation referred to in Annexes V and VI to Directive
2005/32/EC in so far as this information relates to therequirements laid down in this Regulation.
(19) In addition to the legally binding requirements, the iden­tification of indicative benchmarks for best available tech­nologies for products subject to this Regulation shouldcontribute to ensuring wide availability and to facilitatingaccess to information. This can further facilitate the inte­gration of best design technologies for improving the life
cycle environmental performance of products subject to
this Regulation.
(20) A review of this measure should take particular note ofthe evolution of sales of special purpose lamp types so asto verify that they are not used for general lightingpurposes, of the development of new technologies suchas LEDs and of the feasibility of establishing energy effi­ciency requirements at the ‘A’class level as defined in
Commision Directive 98/11/EC of 27 January 1998 im­
plementing Council Directive 92/75 with regard to
energy labeling of household lamps (
3).
(21) The requirements contained in this measure allowhalogen lamps of socket G9 and R7s to remain on themarket for a limited period of time, recognising the needto service the existing luminaire stock, to prevent unduecosts on consumers and to give time to manufacturers todevelop luminaires dedicated to more efficient lightingtechnologies.
(22) The measures provided for in this Regulation are inaccordance with the opinion of the Committee estab­lished by Article 19(1) of Directive 2005/32/EC,EN L 76/4 Official Journal of the European Union 24.3.2009
(1) OJ L 37, 13.2.2003, p. 19.
(2) OJ L 37, 13.2.2003, p. 24. (3) OJ L 71, 10.3.1998, p. 1.HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Subject matter and scope
This Regulation establishes ecodesign requirements for the
placing on the market of non-directional household lamps,including when they are marketed for non-household use orwhen they are integrated into other products. It also establishesproduct information requirements for special purpose lamps.
The requirements set out in this Regulation shall not apply to
the following household and special purpose lamps:
(a) lamps having the following chromaticity coordinates
x and y:
—x < 0,200 or x > 0,600
—y<–2,3172 x
2+ 2,3653 x –0,2800 or
y>–2,3172 x2+ 2,3653 x –0,1000;
(b) directional lamps;(c) lamps having a luminous flux below 60 lumens or above
12 000 lumens;
(d) lamps having:
—6 % or more of total radiation of the range 250-780 nm
in the range of 250-400 nm,
—the peak of the radiation between 315-400 nm (UVA)
or 280-315 nm (UVB);
(e) fluorescent lamps without integrated ballast;
(f) high-intensity discharge lamps;(g) incandescent lamps with E14/E27/B22/B15 caps, with a
voltage equal to or below 60 volts and without integratedtransformer in Stages 1-5 according to Article 3.
Article 2
Definitions
For the purposes of this Regulation, the definitions set out in
Directive 2005/32/EC shall apply. The following definitionsshall also apply:
1.‘household room illumination ’means the full or partial
illumination of a household room, by replacing or comple­menting natural light with artificial light, in order toenhance visibility within that space;2.‘lamp ’means a source made in order to produce an optical
radiation, usually visible, including any additionalcomponents necessary for starting, power supply orstable operation of the lamp or for the distribution,filtering or transformation of the optical radiation, in casethose components cannot be removed without perma­nently damaging the unit;
3.‘household lamp ’means a lamp intended for household
room illumination; it does not include special purposelamps;
4.‘special purpose lamp ’means a lamp not intended for
household room illumination because of its technical para­meters or because the related product information indicatesthat it is unsuitable for household room illumination;
5.‘directional lamp ’means a lamp having at least 80 % light
output within a solid angle of πsr (corresponding to a cone
with angle of 120°);
6.‘non-directional lamp ’means a lamp that is not a direc­
tional lamp;
7.‘filament lamp ’means a lamp in which light is produced by
means of a threadlike conductor which is heated to incan­descence by the passage of an electric current. The lampmay or may not contain gases influencing the process ofincandescence;
8.‘incandescent lamp ’means a filament lamp in which the
filament operates in an evacuated bulb or is surrounded byinert gas;
9.‘tungsten halogen lamp ’means a filament lamp in which
the filament is made of tungsten and is surrounded by gascontaining halogens or halogen compounds. Tungstenhalogen lamps are supplied either with or without inte­grated power supply;
10. ‘discharge lamp ’means a lamp in which the light is
produced, directly or indirectly, by an electric dischargethrough a gas, a metal vapour or a mixture of severalgases and vapours;
11. ‘fluorescent lamp ’means a discharge lamp of the low
pressure mercury type in which most of the light isemitted by one or several layers of phosphors excited bythe ultraviolet radiation from the discharge. Fluorescentlamps are supplied either with or without integratedballasts;EN 24.3.2009 Official Journal of the European Union L 76/512. ‘ballast ’means a device which serves to limit the current of
the lamp(s) to the required value in case it is connectedbetween the supply and one or more discharge lamps. Itmay also include means for transforming the supplyvoltage, dimming the lamp, correcting the power factorand, either alone or in combination with a startingdevice, providing the necessary conditions for starting thelamp(s). It can be integrated or external to the lamp;
13. ‘power supply ’means a device which is designed to convert
alternating current (AC) power input from the mains powersource input into direct current (DC) or another AC output;
14. ‘compact fluorescent lamp ’means a unit which cannot be
dismantled without being permanently damaged, providedwith a lamp cap and incorporating a fluorescent lamp andany additional components necessary for starting and stableoperation of the lamp;
15. ‘fluorescent lamp without integrated ballast ’means a single
and double capped fluorescent lamp without integratedballast;
16. ‘high intensity discharge lamp ’means an electric discharge
lamp in which the light producing arc is stabilized by walltemperature and the arc has a bulb wall loading in excessof 3 watts per square centimetre;
17. ‘light emitting diode ’or‘LED’means a solid state device
embodying a p-n junction, emitting optical radiation whenexcited by an electric current;
18. ‘LED lamp ’means a lamp incorporating one or several LED.
For the purposes of Annexes II to IV, the definitions set out in
Annex I shall also apply.
Article 3
Ecodesign requirements
1. Non-directional household lamps shall meet the ecodesign
requirements set out in Annex II.
Each ecodesign requirement shall apply in accordance with the
following stages:
Stage 1: 1 September 2009,
Stage 2: 1 September 2010,
Stage 3: 1 September 2011,Stage 4: 1 September 2012,
Stage 5: 1 September 2013,
Stage 6: 1 September 2016.Unless a requirement is superseded or this is otherwise specified,
it shall continue to apply together with the other requirementsintroduced at later stages.
2. Starting from 1 September 2009:For special purpose lamps, the following information shall be
clearly and prominently indicated on their packaging and in all
forms of product information accompanying the lamp when itis placed on the market:
(a) their intended purpose; and(b) that they are not suitable for household room illumination.The technical documentation file drawn up for the purposes of
conformity assessment pursuant to Article 8 of Directive2005/32/EC shall list the technical parameters (if any) thatmake the lamp design specific for the special purposeindicated on the packaging.
Article 4
Conformity assessment
1. The conformity assessment procedure referred to in
Article 8 of Directive 2005/32/EC shall be the internal designcontrol system set out in Annex IV to that Directive or themanagement system set out in Annex V to that Directive.
2. For the purposes of conformity assessment pursuant to
Article 8 of Directive 2005/32/EC, the technical documentation
file shall contain a copy of the product information provided inaccordance with Annex II, part 3, to this Regulation.
Article 5
Verification procedure for market surveillance purposes
When performing the market surveillance checks referred to in
Article 3(2) of Directive 2005/32/EC, the authorities of theMember States shall apply the verification procedure describedin Annex III to this Regulation for the requirements set out inAnnex II to this Regulation.
Article 6
Indicative benchmarks
The indicative benchmarks for best-performing products and
technology available on the market at the time of adoptingthis Regulation are identified in Annex IV.
Article 7
Revision
The Commission shall review this Regulation in light of tech­
nological progress no later than five years after the entry intoforce and present the result of this review to the ConsultationForum.EN L 76/6 Official Journal of the European Union 24.3.2009Article 8
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the
European Union .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 18 March 2009.
For the Commission
Andris PIEBALGS
Member of the CommissionEN 24.3.2009 Official Journal of the European Union L 76/7ANNEX I
Technical parameters covered and definitions for the purposes of Annexes II to IV
1. TECHNICAL PARAMETERS FOR ECODESIGN REQUIREMENTS
For the purposes of compliance and verification of compliance with the requirements of this Regulation, the para­
meters below shall be established by reliable, accurate and reproducible measurement procedures, which take into
account the generally recognised state of the art measurement methods.
(a) ‘Lamp efficacy ’(ηlamp), which is the quotient of the luminous flux emitted ( Ф) by the power consumed by the
lamp (Plamp):ηlamp =Ф/Plamp(unit: lm/W). The power dissipated by non-integrated auxiliary equipment, such as
ballasts, transformers or power supplies, is not included in the power consumed by the lamp;
(b) ‘Lamp lumen maintenance factor ’(LLMF), which is the ratio of the luminous flux emitted by the lamp at a given
time in its life to the initial (100 hour) luminous flux;
(c) ‘Lamp survival factor ’(LSF), which is the defined fraction of the total number of lamps that continue to operate at
a given time under defined conditions and switching frequency;
(d) ‘Lamp lifetime ’, which is the period of operation time after which the fraction of the total number of lamps which
continue to operate corresponds to the lamp survival factor of the lamp, under defined conditions and switchingfrequency;
(e) ‘Chromaticity ’, which is the property of a colour stimulus defined by its chromaticity coordinates, or by its
dominant or complementary wavelength and purity taken together;
(f) ‘Luminous flux ’(Φ), which is a quantity derived from radiant flux (radiant power) by evaluating the radiation
according to the spectral sensitivity of the human eye, measured after 100 hours of lamp running time;
(g) ‘Correlated colour temperature ’(Tc [K]), which is temperature of a Planckian (black body) radiator whose
perceived colour most closely resembles that of a given stimulus at the same brightness and under specified
viewing conditions;
(h) ‘Colour rendering ’(Ra), which is the effect of an illuminant on the colour appearance of objects by conscious or
subconscious comparison with their colour appearance under a reference illuminant;
(i) ‘Specific effective radiant ultraviolet power ’, which is the effective power of the ultraviolet radiation of a lamp
weighted according to the spectral correction factors and related to its luminous flux (unit: mW/klm);
(j) ‘Lamp start time ’, the time needed, after the supply voltage is switched on, for the lamp to start fully and remain
alight;
(k) ‘Lamp warm-up time ’, which is the time needed for the lamp after start-up to emit a defined proportion of its
stabilized luminous flux;
(l) ‘Power factor ’, which is the ratio of the absolute value of the active power to the apparent power under periodic
conditions;
(m) ‘Luminance ’, which is the amount of light, per unit of apparent surface, that is emitted by or reflected by a
particular area within a given solid angle (unit: cd/m
2);
(n) ‘Lamp mercury content ’, which is the mercury contained in the lamp and is measured according to the Annex to
Commission Decision 2002/747/EC (1).EN L 76/8 Official Journal of the European Union 24.3.2009
(1) OJ L 242, 10.9.2002, p. 44.2. DEFINITIONS
(a) a ‘rated value ’is the value of a quantity used for specification purposes, established for a specified set of operating
conditions of a product. Unless stated otherwise, all requirements are set in rated values;
(b) a ‘nominal value ’is the value of a quantity used to designate and identify a product;
(c)‘Second lamp envelope ’is a second outer lamp envelope which is not required for the production of light, such as
an external sleeve for preventing mercury and glass release into the environment in case of lamp breakage, forprotecting from ultraviolet radiation or for serving as a light diffuser;
(d)‘Clear lamp ’is a lamp (excluding compact fluorescent lamps) with a luminance above 25 000 cd/m
2for lamps
having a luminous flux below 2 000 lm and above 100 000 cd/m2for lamps having more luminous flux,
equipped with only transparent envelopes in which the light producing filament, LED or discharge tube is
clearly visible;
(e)‘Non-clear lamp ’is a lamp that does not comply with the specifications under point (d), including compact
fluorescent lamps;
(f)‘Switching cycle ’is the sequence of switching on and switching off the lamp with defined intervals;
(g)‘Premature failure ’is when a lamp reaches its end of life after a period in operation which is less than the rated life
time stated in the technical documentation;
(h)‘Lamp cap ’means that part of a lamp which provides connection to the electrical supply by means of a socket or
lamp connector and, in most cases, also serves to retain the lamp in the socket;
(i)‘Lamp holder ’or‘socket ’means a device which holds the lamp in position, usually by having the cap inserted in it,
in which case it also provides the means of connecting the lamp to the electric supply.EN 24.3.2009 Official Journal of the European Union L 76/9ANNEX II
Ecodesign requirements for non-directional household lamps
1. LAMP EFFICACY REQUIREMENTS
Incandescent lamps with S14, S15 or S19 caps shall be exempted from the efficacy requirements of Stages 1 to 4 as
defined in Article 3 of this Regulation, but not from Stages 5 and 6.
The maximum rated power (Pmax) for a given rated luminous flux ( Φ) is provided in Table 1.
The exceptions to these requirements are listed in Table 2 and the correction factors applicable to the maximum
rated power are in Table 3.
Table 1
Application dateMaximum rated power (Pmax) for a given rated luminous flux ( Φ)( W )
Clear lamps Non-clear lamps
Stages 1 to 5 0,8 * (0,88 √Ф+0,049 Ф) 0,24 √Ф+0,0103 Ф
Stage 6 0,6 * (0,88 √Ф+0,049 Ф) 0,24 √Ф+0,0103 Ф
Table 2
Exceptions
Scope of the exception Maximum rated power (W)
Clear lamps 60 lm ≤Φ≤950 lm in Stage 1 Pmax= 1,1 * (0,88 √Ф+0,049 Ф)
Clear lamps 60 lm ≤Φ≤725 lm in Stage 2 Pmax= 1,1 * (0,88 √Ф+0,049 Ф)
Clear lamps 60 lm ≤Φ≤450 lm in Stage 3 Pmax= 1,1 * (0,88 √Ф+0,049 Ф)
Clear lamps with G9 or R7s cap in Stage 6 Pmax= 0,8 * (0,88 √Ф+0,049 Ф)
The correction factors in Table 3 are cumulative where appropriate and also applicable to the products covered by
the exceptions of Table 2.
Table 3
Correction factors
Scope of the correction Maximum rated power (W)
filament lamp requiring external power supply Pmax/1,06
discharge lamp with cap GX53 Pmax/0,75
non-clear lamp with colour rendering index ≥90 and P ≤0,5 * (0,88 √Ф+0,049 Ф)P max/0,85
discharge lamp with colour rendering index ≥90 and Tc ≥5 000 K Pmax/0,76
non-clear lamp with second envelope and P ≤0,5 * (0,88 √Ф+0,049 Ф)Pmax/0,95
LED lamp requiring external power supply Pmax/1,1
2. LAMP FUNCTIONALITY REQUIREMENTS
The lamp functionality requirements are set out in Table 4 for compact fluorescent lamps and in Table 5 for lamps
excluding compact fluorescent lamps and LED lamps.EN L 76/10 Official Journal of the European Union 24.3.2009Where the rated lamp lifetime is higher than 2 000 h, the Stage 1 requirements for the parameters ‘Rated lamp
lifetime ’,‘Lamp Survival Factor ’and ‘Lumen maintenance ’in Tables 4 and 5 are only applicable as from Stage 2.
For the purposes of testing the number of times the lamp can be switched on and off before failure, the switching
cycle shall consist of periods comprising 1 minute on and 3 minutes off, while the other test conditions are definedaccording to Annex III. For the purposes of testing lamp lifetime, lamp survival factor, lumen maintenance andpremature failure, the standard switching cycle according to Annex III shall be used.
Table 4
Functionality requirements for compact fluorescent lamps
Functionality parameter Stage 1 Stage 5
Lamp survival factor at 6 000 h ≥0,50 ≥0,70
Lumen maintenance At 2 000 h: ≥85 % ( ≥80 % for
lamps with second lamp envelope)At 2 000 h: ≥88 % ( ≥83 % for lamps
with second lamp envelope)At 6 000 h: ≥70 %
Number of switching cycles before
failure≥half the lamp lifetime expressed
in hours≥10 000 if lamp starting time
> 0,3 s≥lamp lifetime expressed in hours
≥30 000 if lamp starting time > 0,3 s
Starting time < 2,0 s < 1,5 s if P < 10 W
< 1,0 s if P ≥10 W
Lamp warm-up time to 60 % Φ <6 0s
or < 120 s for lamps containing
mercury in amalgam form<4 0s
or < 100 s for lamps containing
mercury in amalgam form
Premature failure rate ≤2,0 % at 200 h ≤2,0 % at 400 h
UVA + UVB radiation ≤2,0 mW/klm ≤2,0 mW/klm
UVC radiation ≤0,01 mW/klm ≤0,01 mW/klm
Lamp power factor ≥0,50 if P < 25 W
≥0,90 if P ≥25 W≥0,55 if P < 25 W
≥0,90 if P ≥25 W
Colour rendering (Ra) ≥80 ≥80
Table 5
Functionality requirements for lamps excluding compact fluorescent lamps and LED lamps
Functionality parameter Stage 1 Stage 5
Rated lamp lifetime ≥1 000 h ≥2 000 h
Lumen maintenance ≥85 % at 75 % of rated average
lifetime≥85 % at 75 % of rated average
lifetime
Number of switching cycles ≥four times the rated lamp life
expressed in hours≥four times the rated lamp life
expressed in hours
Starting time < 0,2 s < 0,2 sLamp warm-up time to 60 % Φ ≤1,0 s ≤1,0 s
Premature failure rate ≤5,0 % at 100 h ≤5,0 % at 200 h
UVA + UVB radiation ≤2,0 mW/klm ≤2,0 mW/klm
UVC radiation ≤0,01 mW/klm ≤0,01 mW/klm
Lamp power factor ≥0,95 ≥0,95EN 24.3.2009 Official Journal of the European Union L 76/113. PRODUCT INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS ON LAMPS
For non-directional household lamps, the following information shall be provided as from Stage 2, except where
otherwise stipulated.
3.1. Information to be visibly displayed prior to purchase to end-users on the packaging and on free access
websites
The information does not need to be specified using the exact wording of the list below. It may be displayed using
graphs, figures or symbols rather than text.
These information requirements do not apply to filament lamps not fulfilling the efficacy requirements of Stage 4.(a) When the nominal lamp power is displayed outside the energy label in accordance with Directive 98/11/EC, the
nominal luminous flux of the lamp shall also be separately displayed in a font at least twice as large as the
nominal lamp power display outside the label;
(b) Nominal life time of the lamp in hours (not higher than the rated life time);(c) Number of switching cycles before premature lamp failure;(d) Colour temperature (also expressed as a value in Kelvins);(e) Warm-up time up to 60 % of the full light output (may be indicated as ‘instant full light ’if less than 1 second);
(f) A warning if the lamp cannot be dimmed or can be dimmed only on specific dimmers;(g) If designed for optimal use in non-standard conditions (such as ambient temperature Ta
≠25 °C), information
on those conditions;
(h) Lamp dimensions in millimeters (length and diameter);(i) If equivalence with an incandescent lamp is claimed on the packaging, the claimed equivalent incandescent lamp
power (rounded to 1 W) shall be that corresponding in Table 6 to the luminous flux of the lamp contained in
the packaging.
The intermediate values of both the luminous flux and the claimed incandescent lamp power (rounded to 1W)
shall be calculated by linear interpolation between the two adjacent values.
Table 6
Rated lamp luminous flux
Φ[lm]Claimed equivalent incandescent
lamp power
CFL Halogen LED and other lamps [W]
125 119 136 15
229 217 249 25
432 410 470 40741 702 806 60970 920 1 055 75
1 398 1 326 1 521 100
2 253 2 137 2 452 150
3 172 3 009 3 452 200EN L 76/12 Official Journal of the European Union 24.3.2009(j) The term ‘energy saving lamp ’or any similar product related promotional statement about lamp efficacy may
only be used if the lamp complies with the efficacy requirements applicable to non-clear lamps in Stage 1
according to Tables 1, 2 and 3.
If the lamp contains mercury
(k) Lamp mercury content as X,X mg;
(l) Indication which website to consult in case of accidental lamp breakage to find instructions on how to clean up
the lamp debris.
3.2. Information to be made publicly available on free-access websites
As a minimum, the following information shall be expressed at least as values.
(a) The information specified in point 3.1;(b) Rated wattage (0,1 W precision);
(c) Rated luminous flux;
(d) Rated lamp life time;(e) Lamp power factor;(f) Lumen maintenance factor at the end of the nominal life;(g) Starting time (as X,X seconds);(h) Colour rendering.
If the lamp contains mercury
(i) Instructions on how to clean up the lamp debris in case of accidental lamp breakage;
(j) Recommendations on how to dispose of the lamp at its end of life.EN 24.3.2009 Official Journal of the European Union L 76/13ANNEX III
Verification procedure for market surveillance purposes
Member State authorities shall test a sample batch of minimum 20 lamps of the same model from the same manufacturer
randomly selected.
The batch shall be considered to comply with the provisions set out in Annex II as applicable, of this Regulation if the
average results of the batch do not vary from the limit, threshold or declared values by more than 10 %.
Otherwise, the model shall be considered not to comply.For the purposes of checking conformity with the requirements, the authorities of the Member States shall use accurate
and reliable state-of-the-art measurement methods which deliver reproducible results, including:
—where available, harmonised standards the reference numbers of which have been published for that purpose in the
Official Journal of the European Union in accordance with Articles 9 and 10 of Directive 2005/32/EC,
—otherwise, the methods set out in the following documents:
Measured parameter Organisation (1) Reference Title
Lamp mercury
contentEuropean
CommissionDecision
2002/747/EC
(Annex)Commission Decision 2002/747/EC of
9 September 2002 establishing revised ecological
criteria for the award of the Community eco-label to light bulbs and amending Decision1999/568/EC
Luminous efficacy Cenelec EN 50285:1999 Energy efficiency of electric lamps for household
use —Measurement methods
Lamp caps Cenelec EN 60061:1993
All amendments
up to A40:2008Lamp caps and holders together with gauges for
the control of interchangeability and safety Part
1: Lamp caps
Lamp lifetime Cenelec EN 60064:1995
Amendments
A2:2003
A3:2006
A4:2007A11:2007Tungsten filament lamps for domestic and
similar general lighting purposes - Performance
requirements
Cenelec EN 60357:2003
Amendment
A1:2008Tungsten halogen lamps (non-vehicle) —
Performance specifications
Cenelec EN 60969:1993
Amendments
A1:1993A2:2000Self-ballasted lamps for general lighting services
—Performance requirements
Lamp start time/
warmup timeCenelec EN 60969:1993
Amendments
A1:1993
A2:2000Self-ballasted lamps for general lighting services
—Performance requirementsEN L 76/14 Official Journal of the European Union 24.3.2009Measured parameter Organisation (1) Reference Title
Power factor Cenelec EN 61000-3-
2:2006Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) Part 3-2:
Limits — Limits for harmonic current
emissions (equipment input current ≤16 A per
phase)
Specific effective
radiant UV powerCenelec EN 62471:2008 Photobiological safety of lamps and lamp
systems
Colour rendering International
Commission onIlluminationCIE 13.3:1995 Method of Measuring and Specifying Colour
Rendering Properties of Light Sources
Chromaticity
Correlated Colour
Temperature (Tc [K])International
Commission onIlluminationCIE 15:2004 Colorimetry
Luminance International
Commission onIlluminationCIE 18.2:1983 The Basis of Physical Photometry
Luminous flux International
Commission on
IlluminationCIE 84:1989 The Measurement of Luminous Flux
Lamp Lumen Main­
tenance Factor
(LLMF)International
Commission on
IlluminationCIE 97:2005 Maintenance of indoor electric lighting systems
Lamp Survival
Factor (LSF)
(1) Cenelec: rue de Stassart/De Stassartstraat 35, B-1050 Brussels, tel. (32-2) 519 68 71, fax (32-2) 519 69 19
(http://www.cenelec.org).International Commission on Illumination: CIE Central Bureau Kegelgasse 27 A-1030 Vienna AUSTRIA tel: +43 1714 31 87 0
fax: +43 1714 31 87 18 (http://www.cie.co.at/).EN 24.3.2009 Official Journal of the European Union L 76/15ANNEX IV
Indicative benchmarks for non-directional household lamps
(for information)
At the time of adoption of this Regulation, the best available technology on the market for the products concerned was
identified as follows:
1. LAMP EFFICACY
The highest identified efficacy was 69 lm/W.
2. LAMP FUNCTIONALITY
Table 7
Functionality parameter Compact fluorescent lamps
Rated lamp lifetime 20 000 h
Lumen maintenance 90 % at the rated lamp lifetime
Number of switching cycles 1 000 000Starting time < 0,1 sLamp warm-up time to 80 % Φ 15 s, or 4 s for special mixed CFL/halogen lamps
Lamp power factor 0,95
3. LAMP MERCURY CONTENT
The energy efficient compact fluorescent lamps with the lowest mercury content include not more than 1,23 mg
mercury.EN L 76/16 Official Journal of the European Union 24.3.2009